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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Promising Future For Wireless Patient Monitoring?
Wellingborough, UK - January 5, 2009 - In June 2008 the Bluetooth SIG approved the new ‘Health device Profile’ (HDP), which will enable the transmission of medical data using Bluetooth. The technology works closely with the IEEE 11073 protocol which standardises the format for medical device communications. This Bluetooth HDP profile and ‘Bluetooth Low Energy’, provides the industry with new opportunities to make crucial cost savings and improve patient care through remotely managed health services.
The new profile, HDP, created by the medical working group of the Bluetooth SIG, allows medical and health and fitness devices to transfer data remotely, in a secure and well defined way, via Bluetooth technology. With the potential benefits remote management can provide to the medical industry going forward, an increasing number of silicon vendors, such as Stollman, Intel and Laird technologies, are investing in this industry.
The use of wireless technologies within devices such as heart rate, blood glucose and blood pressure monitors, aim to boost the quality of life for patients with chronic illnesses, allowing them more control when managing their condition. The opportunities for each technology will be driven by factors existent in the constantly changing market environment, such as the economy, the ageing population and the more ‘health savvy’ consumer.
These factors, influences and opportunities affecting the medical environment, will be discussed in detail in a report IMS Research are conducting, entitled ‘Wireless Opportunities In Patient Monitoring – 2009 Edition’. For more information, please contact analyst and author Emma Naudo at Emma.Naudo@IMSresearch.com
If you would like an interview with an expert in this area, please contact Chris George, Press Manager, at Chris.George@imsresearch.com or phone +44 1933 402255.
About IMS Research
IMS Research is a supplier of market research and consultancy services on a wide range of global electronics markets. The company is supported by headquarters in Wellingborough, UK and offices in Austin, Texas and Shanghai, China. IMS Research regularly publishes detailed research on Short Range Wireless Technologies among others. www.imsresearch.com
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